Update 8.5: List of Changes

Updated: 04/12/2013

Content Changes

• Added new branch of German medium and light tanks:
  • VK 20.01 (D) tier IV medium tank
  • VK 30.02 (D) v1 tier VI medium tank
  • Aufklarerpanzer Panther tier VII light tank
  • Indien Panzer tier VIII medium tank
  • Prototype der Arbeitsgruppe A tier IX medium tank
  • Leopard 1 tier X medium tank
• Added new branch of U.S.S.R. light tanks:
  • T-60 tier II light tank
  • T-70 tier III light tank
  • T-80 tier IV light tank
• Added new map: Pearl River
• Changes and improvements for after-battle statistics screen
• Added notification for automatic conversions after version releases (change of shells, modules,vehicles, etc.)
• Added new inscriptions for five nations: U.S.S.R., Germany, U.S.A., France, and United Kingdom
• Updated the description of the Situational Awareness skill
• Added a display of team status as a list of vehicle types icons at the top of the screen

Gameplay and Game Mechanics

• Added gameplay and visual fixes for the following maps: Redshire, El-Halluf, Karelia, Prohorovka, and Sand River
• Added improvements for Assault mode for the following maps: Malinovka, Karelia, and Sand River
• Premium consumables (med kits, repair kits, etc.) are now available for credits (according to gold/credits exchange rate similar to that of premium shells)
• Creation of platoons for 3 players is now available for basic accounts
• Creation of tank companies is now available for basic accounts
• Added new Match Maker rule for the balancing of light tanks:
• All vehicles marked as Scout will be balanced according to the currently existing SPG rule: balance weight of Scouts in both teams won’t differ on more than +/-20 balance weight points
• The following vehicles will be marked as Scouts:

• Reduced credit cost for temporary camouflages, emblems, and inscriptions
• Reduced terrain resistance when driving a tank on some destroyed objects

Graphics

• Improved visual models for the following vehicles: IS-3, Valentine AT, Pz V Panther, Pz IV/V, Object 263, VK 3001H, Conqueror, IS-4, Matilda Black Prince, IS-7, ARL-44, and Black Prince
• Reworked graphics for the following maps: Siegfried Line, South Coast, and Malinovka
• Increased the resolution for Inscriptions on vehicles and places where such changes were possible
• Optimized vehicle motion effects for dust and dirt that kicks out from under a vehicle's treads
• Reworked multiple object destruction effects

Awards and Achievements Changes

Changed the mechanics of how Expert and Expert Per Nation achievements work:

• Those who received the medal earlier (and the medal is greyed out) will get back the respective medal as active
• Neither Expert nor Expert Per Nation achievements will fade after new vehicle introduction in new update
• The rest will get the greyed medal (Expert and Expert Per Nation) that on mouse-over will show, which tanks should be destroyed to obtain the medal
• Fixed description of following achievements: Raider, Reaper, Dumitru’s Medal, de Langlade's Medal, and Lion of Sinai

Vehicle Parameter Changes

China

• Changed the Renault M26/27 engine price from 300 to 0 credits

France

• Changed the Lorraine39 L AM tracks price from 1,730 to 590 credits

Germany

• E-100
  
  • Changed the ammo capacity of the 12,8 cm KwK 44 L/55 gun from 42 to 72 shells
  • Changed the ammo capacity of the 15 cm KwK 44 L/3 gun from 28 to 50 shells
• JagdPz-E-100
  
  • Raised the travel speed of all shells from 850 to 925 meters/second
• Maus
  
  • Changed the DB 603 A2 engine type from diesel to gasoline
• VK 28.01
  
  • Changed the research price from 52,100 to 28,500 experience
  • Reduced the repair price by 60%
  • Changed the declination angle from 8 to 10 grades
• VK 30.02 (D)
  
  • Changed the suspension traverse mechanism of the VK 30.02 (D)
  • Changed the suspension traverse speed of the VK 30.02 (D) from 36 to 38
  • Changed the verstärkteketten suspension traverse mechanism of the VK 30.02 (D)
  • Changed the verstärkteketten suspension traverse speed of the VK 30.02 (D) from 40 to 42
  • Changed the MB 507 engine horse power from 750 to 720
  • Added the Maybach HL 230 TRM P30 engine
  • Fixed the VK 30.02 (D) Schmalturm and VK 30.02 (D) turrets armoring errors
  • Slightly rebalanced all of the guns
  • Raised the elevation and declination angles
  • Changed the VK 30.02 (D) Schmalturm turret view range from 370 to 380 m
  • Changed the VK 30.02 (D) turret view range from from 350 to 370 m
  • Changed the VK 30.02 (D) Schmalturm turret traverse speed from 30 grad/sec to 24 grad/second
  • Changed the VK 30.02 (D) turret traverse speed from 46 grad/sec to 32 grad/second
  • Changed the VK 30.02 (D) HP from 1,180 to 1,150
• VK 36.01 (H)
  
  • Shell penetration value of Pzgr. 41 HK of gun 7,5 cm KwK 41 L/58 Konisch changed from 225 mm to 221 mm
  • Damage, made by shell Pzgr. 41 StK of gun 7,5 cm KwK 41 L/58 Konisch, changed from 65 to 165
  • Shell penetration value of Pzgr. 41 StK of gun 7,5 cm KwK 41 L/58 Konisch changed from 167 mm to 157 mm

United Kingdom

• Price of QF 2-pdr Mk. X gun changed from 3,000 to 6,000 credits
• Price of 75 mm Vickers HV gun changed from 63,000 to 50,000 credits
• Price of OQF 77 mm Gun Mk. II gun changed from 50,000 to 63,000 credits
• Price of OQF 17-pdr Gun Mk. VII gun changed from 60,000 to 70,000 credits
• Conqueror
  
  • Price of Centurion Mk. III turret changed from 50,500 to 42,000 credits
• Centurion Mk. I
  
  • Price of Centurion Mk. I turret changed from 15,000 to 20,000 credits
  • Price of Centurion Mk. III turret changed from 32,000 to 42,000 credits
• AT 15
  
  • Research price of engine Rolls-Royce Meteor changed from 1,900 to 1,500 experience

U.S.A.

• M4A2E4 Sherman
  
  • Elevation level of the 75 mm Gun M3 L/37 gun increased from 20 deg to 25 deg
• T25/2
  
  • Level of suspension T25/2T4 changed from 7 to 8
  • Price of suspension T25/2T4 changed from 19,200 to 32,720 credits
• T82
  
  • Price of suspension T82T55E2 changed from 1,850 to 740 credits
  • Price of suspension T82T55E4 changed from 740 to 1,480 credits

U.S.S.R.

• Cost of 37 mm ZIS-19 gun changed from 2,560 to 4,250 credits
• Cost of 122 mm U11 gun changed from 59,920 to 45,920 credits
• Cost of 85 mm F-30 gun changed from 41,000 to 48,000 credits
• Cost of 76 mm S-54 gun changed from 41,480 to 40,130 credits
• Cost of B-2CH engine changed from 17,000 to 34,000 credits
• Cost of 85 mm S-31 gun changed from 42,200 to 49,200 credits
• Cost of 57 mm ZiS-4 changed from 40,130 to 41,480 credits
• T-20, T-46, T-50-2
  
  • Damage dealt by UBR-243SP shell of 45 mm BT-42 gun changed from 49 to 55
  • Damage dealt by UBR-243SPA shell of 45 mm BT-42 gun changed from 49 to 55
  • Armor penetration of UBR-243SPA shell of 45mm BT-42 gun changed from 95 mm to 110 mm
  • Damage dealt by UOF-243 shell of 45mm BT-42 gun changed from 63 to 65
• SU-85B
  
  • Added M-80 engine
  • Removed GAZ-203F engine
• IS-7
  
  • Max speed changed from 50 km/h to 59.6 km/h
• SU-76
  
  • Turning speed of SU-76 suspension changed from 32 to 38
  • Turning speed of SU-76M suspension changed from 32 to 38

New Inscriptions

France

Germany

U.K.

U.S.A.

U.S.S.R.

Fixes

• Added fixes for collision models for the PanzerJager I and JagdPz E-100
• Fixed minor errors in the names of vehicles and modules
• Fixed issue where large vehicles would get stuck under hanging elements of map objects (e.g. bridges, etc.)
• Fixed rare bug when shell with a "small damage to modules" parameter disappears after it hits enemy gun of higher strength
• Fixed bug when HE shells don't cause full HE damage to the external module after penetration
• Fixed behavior of HE shell after hitting crew of a destroyed tank with an open-topped compartment
• Fixed bug of showing shells exploding in the air
• Fixed indication of damage to the fuel tank when it's destroyed in some rare cases
• Destroyed vehicles no longer absorb damage caused by HE shells. They are always exploding on the surface of these vehicles
• Fixed bug that didn't cause damage to lighter vehicles when located on top of heavy vehicles
• Partially fixed issue of emblems and inscriptions vanishing on vehicles after Alt-Tab or adjusting AA settings
• Fixed the wording on memory leak warning messages
• Fixed errors when creating a private chat channel (e.g. not displaying channel creator, freezing of chat window when closing, etc.)
• Fixed appearance of premium vehicles’ modules in the in-game shop
• Fixed description of consumables 100-octane Gasoline and 105-octane Gasoline
• Fixed minor bugs in the battle tutorial
• Fixed the loss of camouflage net and binocular telescope effects when attempting to move a vehicle with a damaged track
• Fixed Sixth Sense indicator that may have stopped working after rapid re-spotting
• Fixed the display of lag indicator with green color when server operational load is close to 100%
• Fixed the display of the tank collision effect when tanks are at a different height
• Fixed some ambient object models